Politics
Wyoming Republican governor criticizes conduct of DOJ election monitors during primaries
Gov. Mark Gordon and local officials reported irregular and aggressive actions by federal monitors during the state's primary elections.
The short version
- Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon and Laramie County Clerk Debra Lee raised concerns over the behavior of U.S. Justice Department election monitors during the state's primary elections.
- State officials stated that they were not given advance notice, and Lee noted she denied requests from federal monitors to interview voters.
- Gov. Gordon has asked the state attorney general to investigate the scope and nature of the DOJ's visits.
Key facts
- Wyoming Republican Gov. Mark Gordon criticized DOJ election observers as 'aggressive' and 'irregular' during the state's primary elections.[NBC News]
- Gov. Gordon requested that the Wyoming attorney general look into the nature of the DOJ visits, stating state and local officials were not notified in advance.[NBC News]
- Laramie County Clerk Debra Lee stated that federal monitors asked questions beyond the scope of federal voting rights laws and were denied requests to interview voters.[NBC News]
- The DOJ dispatched two Civil Rights Division attorneys to Laramie County on Aug. 18 as part of a national deployment of over 80 election monitors across seven states during primary elections.[NBC News]
What remains uncertain
- The DOJ did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding the allegations of aggressive behavior or lack of prior notice.[NBC News]
Sources
- Wyoming’s Republican governor raises concerns over ‘aggressive’ DOJ election monitorsNBC News - Top Stories